William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, and the filing gives no route to preselection, so a small charity should not apply unless it has been invited.
- Its grants are mostly small: about 8 in 10 of its 106 grants fall between $50 and $2,500, with a median of $150, though its largest grant was about $100,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling and any request should be modest.
- Repeat giving is strong, since in its latest filing 79% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded earlier, which makes an existing relationship more important than a new approach.
- Its grants are concentrated in Indiana, but no geographic focus is stated, so that record is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Zionsville, IN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants went to a varied set of organisations, including an orchestra, a church, an agricultural foundation, health charities, humanitarian organisations, public-policy organisations, educational institutions and veterans' organisations. The filings label the purposes simply as general, and the recipient mix does not establish a narrower stated funding field. The grant record is concentrated in Indiana, with additional recipients in North Carolina, New York and the District of Columbia. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and the filing gives no further description of how an organisation is selected.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Indiana, North Carolina, New York and District of Columbia.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing gives no route by which an organisation can seek preselection.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 106 grants to organisations were $150 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 68% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $163 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Carmel Symphony Orchestra · General$100,3802024 tax year
- Second Presbyterian Church · General$15,0102024 tax year
- North Carolina Agricultural Foundation · General$10,1452024 tax year
- Huntington's Disease Society (HDSA) · General$10,0022024 tax year
- Bev Hartig Hungtingtons Disease Foundation · General$10,0002024 tax year
- Samaritans Purse · General$10,0002024 tax year
- American Red Cross · General$2,0002024 tax year
- Judicial Watch · General$2,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brenda L Culpepper — Secretary & Director
- J Scott Culpepper — Director
- William H Culpepper — President & Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $70,840 | $65,690 | $1,558,000 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $92,492 | $85,474 | $2,707,503 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $171,796 | $166,646 | $11,412,148 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Zionsville, IN